Cambridgeshire photographer - Clare & Alastair's engagement portrait

Posted in Wedding Photography at 09:44 on 28/08/2010

Clare & Alastair are getting married in Cambridgeshire later on this year, but we took advantage of the summer weather for their engagement portrait session here in Cambridge. Here's a selection of my favourite photographs from their portrait session.

Barbican Centre wedding photographer: Leonora & Luke's wedding

Posted in Wedding Photography at 09:29 on 27/08/2010

The Barbican Centre in London holds lots of fond memories for me, mostly from the many visits my parents took me along for while I was growing up. I don't get to visit The Barbican Centre as much as I used to, so I was delighted to photograph Leonora & Luke's wedding reception there. Their reception took place in the large conservatory of The Barbican Centre, which is a spectacular space. More pictures will follow next week, but in the meantime here's one of Leonora & Luke arriving there after their wedding ceremony at St Etheldreda's Church in the City of London.

Hampstead wedding photographer: preview of Rachel & Alistair's wedding

Posted in Wedding Photography at 09:22 on 27/08/2010

Lots of the weddings that I photograph take place in London and give me a chance to visit exciting new venues and parts of town. Rachel & Alastair's wedding took me back to Hampstead for their wedding ceremony at Christ Church, followed by their reception at the nearby Kenwood House. I'll be posting more pictures from their wedding in Hampstead next week, but for now here's one that caught my eye while working on their wedding photographs.

Cambridge photographer - Helen & Jörg's wedding at Downing College

Posted in Wedding Photography at 18:21 on 23/08/2010

Helen and Jörg got married at the lovely Downing College here in Cambridge and managed to pick a wedding date that dodged the strange weather we've been having here this summer. Downing College is one of the many Cambridge colleges that responds really well to sunlight - the old sandstone looks amazing in the sun.

But enough talk about the weather from me. Here's a selection of my favourite pictures from Helen & Jörg's wedding at Downing College in Cambridge.

Helen getting ready in the college:

I've photographed several weddings at Downing, but this was my first wedding in the college chapel:

Walking to the wedding ceremony:

Unlike the bride & groom, I don't have a PhD in chemistry and my A-level chemistry probably isn't going to help me work out whether the formulae on the cake are genuine:

A balloon release or an attempt to recreate Up? It would be an interesting way of going on honeymoon.

New professional photography seminars at the Apple Store, Regent St, and Cambridge

Posted in Seminars at 13:40 on 20/08/2010

This year has been fantastically busy so far, both for my wedding photography business and Light Blue Software, but I'm finding some time to do some more teaching in the Autumn. I'm very excited to announce two new seminars.

Running a photography business on a Mac

Apple's Regent St Store, London, Monday 13 September, 19:00-21:00

Apple have invited me to speak at their flagship store on Regent St which, considering that I've been a Mac user since I was 12, is very exciting. I'll be talking about the fundamentals of setting up a wedding photography business and running it from your Mac, and there'll be plenty of time for questions if there's anything else you want to ask me about.

The seminar is free and there's no need to pre-register, but space is limited so please turn up early if you want to make sure you get a seat.

Delivering the goods: post-production for wedding & portrait photographers

Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, Monday 8 November

Digital capture has given photographers an enormous amount of creative control over their work, but this means that taking great pictures is only the first step towards delivering fantastic results. This intensive one-day course covers everything you need to polish your portrait & wedding images to a standard that will delight your clients. The course will explore:

The course is suitable for both established pros and those in the process of building a photography business. Some Photoshop experience is necessary, but a catch-up session will make sure that everyone attending the course is familiar with the tools used throughout.

Everyone attending the seminar will receive a disc containing details of the techniques demonstrated, sample files and the Photoshop Actions used during the course.

The workshop is taking place at Fitzwilliam College in Cambridge which, unlike most of the Cambridge colleges, is easy to get to by car. Lunch and refreshments are provided.

Feedback from previous seminars

Booking tickets

Tickets are priced at £90, but I'm offering an early bird booking discount - if you book by the end of August, tickets are just £75.

To find out more about the workshop or to book tickets, please contact me directly.